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The other day I was stuck for a lengthy train (111 cars to be exact). Consequently, I had some time to think, which is never a good idea where my brain is concerned. I was looking around the vehicle I was driving and thinking about all the things that used to be found in cars that are nevermore. Things like:

Steering Knobs

These things were actually pretty handy, especially when cruising down the highway with your left hand on the steering knob and your right arm around your best girl (or just any girl… it generally didn’t matter back then). Since most vehicles had three-speed manual transmissions on the column, you’d teach her to shift gears so you wouldn’t have to remove your arm from around her to change gears. Unfortunately, if you were driving at high speed and went through a rough stretch of road you had a good chance of breaking your left thumb. So, too, was it possible to catch the knob with your jacket sleeve and the next thing you knew you were either in a ditch… or sometimes dead.